Gerran Howell: The hot doc from "The Pitt" plays a vampire, troubled teens, and Ozma's boyfriend, speaks Welsh, drops his trousers.

 

If you've been watching The Pitt on MAX, about emergency room staff and patients, you've certainly noticed Dennis Whitaker.  The fourth-year medical student moved to Pittsburgh from a farm in Broken Bow, Nebraska, which causes a lot of derision from the big city doctors, and got a degree in theology before going to med school. Don't you need a lot of courses in biology and chemistry?   He gets squelchy scenes where he is splashed with the body fluids squirting out of patients, but also heart-tugging scenes where he establishes an emotional connection with a dying patient.

So far Dennis hasn't expressed a romantic interest in anyone, although fans on the Pitt Reddit eagerly pair him with Nurse Kim, because she offered to find him new scrubs after a patient urinated on him, or the wife of a dying burn victim whom he comforts.

Plus when Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) is treating the victims of a mass shooting, he flashes back to treating COVID victims and the death of his beloved mentor and has a panic attack.  Dennis helps him out, and the two hold hands.  About 1,700 fan stories on Archive of Our Own move the relationship forward into romance (and explicit sexual activity).

Left: Artistic interpretation of Noah Wyle. 

That's enough to warrant researching the actor, Gerran Howell.

Well, being 5'7" and exceptionally cute helps.

Turns out that Gerran is not Nebraskan, he's Welsh, born in Barry a resort town near Cardiff, in 1991.  He's bilingual in the Welsh language, and got to speak it as a fan service during Season 2 of The Pitt.

Nice bulge, mate.

After attending Barry Comprehensive School, Gerran studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.  His first on-screen roles came in 2006, in a PSA about the dangers of swimming in the Welsh Reservoir and the short Mummy's Boy, about a boy traumatized by his brother's death. 

Next he starred in Young Dracula (2006-2013), as the teenage Vlad, The Chosen One (of course) who moves from Transylvania to Wales with his family.  According to the episode synopses, he may have gotten a few gay-subtext buddy-bonds along with the usual assortment of girlfriends.  

The role brought Gerran a lot of fame in Britain: talk-show interviews, cooking on Blue Peter, a tutorial on how to spot a vampire.

In The Spartacle Mysteries (2011-15), everyone over age 15 is zapped into a parallel dimension.  It's up to the kids to survive -- and bring them home. So, was it a one-time deal, or does everyone who turns 16 zap over?  Gerran plays Ernesto, the leader of a rebel gang who doesn't want the adults back: the world is better and safer without them.  He gets a girlfriend.

Emerald City, the dreary, depressing take on the Wizard of Oz mythos (2016-17), stars .Oliver Jackson-Cohen (left) as Dorothy Gale's boyfriend.  Gerran plays Jack (based on Jack Pumpkinhead), who helps Tip escape from the witch Mombi, and falls in love with her after she turns into a girl. But she's not into him.  Being into trans women makes him a LGBT ally.

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I don't know where this photo is from.

Gerran has many more acting roles, everything from Doctor Who to Xenoblade Chronicles.  Many have gay interest:

This Country (2017-20) is a mockumentary about rural life in Britain, as seen through the eyes of cousins Kerry and Kurtan (Daisy Mae Cooper, Charlie Cooper).  In a 2018 episode, Gerrin plays Jacob, the vicar's son who has returned from university in Bristol.  He tries to re-adjust to rural (and fundamentalist) life, but gets high and freaks out.  Kurtan helps him, then arranges a reconciliation with his dad. 

I've read two reviews of the episode.  Neither mention Jacob being gay, but doubtless the subtext is there.

Plus a fan comments on the episode: "Loved the line 'My trousers are falling down.'"

Could we see you without your trousers, Gerran?

Thanks. 

Freedom's Path (2022): During the American Civil War, Union soldier William (Gerran) is trapped in the South and rescued by the free black Kitch (RJ Cyler), who works on the underground railroad.  A review praises Gerran's "Southern gay charm."

Out There (2025) is particularly interesting because of the misleading plot synopses: "A farmer is confronted with dark forces seeping into his rural community."  You expect demons, witches, or Lovecraftian eldritch horrors, but it's just drugs.   Gerran plays Rhys, a local drug dealer who draws in the farmer's son Johnny (Louis Ashbourne Serkis).  

None of the plot synopses mention Rhys and Johnny being a romantic couple, but they don't mention girlfriends, either. 

So at least one canonical gay role, plus a lot of subtexts?  Sounds promising.

Gerran's Instagram posts mostly highlight his photography work.  There are a few guy-hugging and girl-hugging photos, and some stills from his movie and tv roles, so it's a toss-up.  I can't tell if he's gay in real life. 

Wait -- Getty Images has photos of him attending premieres with Fiona Douriff and Marina Hambro, so he must be straight.

At least he's still cute.

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Manawyddan Son of the Boundless: a gay Theosophist writes about two gods in love.  Welsh mythology.

"The Red Line": Gay, Black, Muslim, Asian, Non-Binary, Boring.  With Noah Wyle.